DES MOINES, IA ·
OSHA Injury Report: DES MOINES Plant_1441091
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at DES MOINES Plant_1441091 in 1165 2ND AVE, DES MOINES, IA 50318 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mail handler in mail and Parcel Delivery.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- DES MOINES Plant_1441091
- Parent company
- US Postal Service
- Street
- 1165 2ND AVE
- City
- DES MOINES
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 50318
- On-site location
- Outgoing parcel post primary
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 6
- Days restricted or transferred
- 12
Before the incident
Driving a tug moving mail
What happened
Mail [REDACTED] reported that his wrist on his right hand got twisted while driving a tug. Driving forward the steering wheel stuck his hand [REDACTED]. He felt the pain and thought that it may fade away after a few days.
Injury or illness
Wrist-Right- Sprain Strain Twist
Object or substance involved
turning steering wheel
Summary line
strain right wrist when steering wheel jerked while driving tug.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- MAIL HANDLER
- SOC code
- 43-5051: Postal Service Clerks
- NAICS code
- 491110: Mail and Parcel Delivery
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 548
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 944,764
- EIN
- 41760000
- Establishment ID
- 1212531
- Employer case #
- 215619
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 02:01
- Time of incident
- 22:01
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-03-02
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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